News at GREIF-VELOX

Until now, ultra-light powders such as carbon black or fumed silica were particularly difficult to bag safely and compactly in FIBCs ("big bags") due to their nature. Maschinenfabrik Greif-Velox now offers a unique solution with the vacuum technology of the VeloVac XL: It ensures clean, fast and compact bagging, which minimizes logistics and transport costs as well as product loss and increases occupational safety. At the same time, the use of larger containers ensures economic and ecological benefits.

Leaking packaging is a very critical factor, especially for foodstuffs. For this reason, special care must be taken when filling food powders to ensure that no product is contaminated or pallets are rendered unusable. For this reason, Maschinenfabrik Greif-Velox has developed the ValvoDetect optical measuring system: It ensures that faulty bags can be detected and ejected at two points in the bagging process. This avoids contamination and thus complaint costs.

Decreasing storage capacities and the order-related individualization of products and product batches place high demands on both the production and packaging process. Maschinenfabrik Greif-Velox therefore develops packaging systems that are individually tailored to customer requirements, which organize themselves and optimize processes thanks to intelligent networking. This brings clearly measurable benefits for planning, production, logistics and maintenance.

With the Greif-Velox BVPV 4.40 gross pneumatic packer and its innovative features, GoodMills Germany has doubled its bagging capacity at its Mannheim site.

The ValvoDetect optical measuring system from packaging machine manufacturer Greif-Velox solves a long-standing problem in the filling of powders in the chemical and food sectors: the innovation prevents entire pallets from being repeatedly contaminated by the product leakage of individual faulty bags, resulting in high complaint costs. Greif-Velox is the first manufacturer to offer the optical measuring system.

Powders with a low bulk density and high air retention capacity, such as carbon black, are generally very difficult to bag cleanly and efficiently due to their nature. With a new vacuum system, not only valve bags but also big bags (FIBCs) can now be filled safely, cleanly and quickly.

GREIF-VELOX is continuing on its internationalization course: The packaging machine manufacturer is now cooperating with the Hamburg-based sales and project partner ILLIES, which specializes in marketing high-quality machines and systems in Asia. GREIF-VELOX is thus further expanding its potential in the growth markets of Japan, Thailand and South Korea in particular.

GREIF-VELOX has a new website: At www.greif-velox.com, visitors can find efficient filling systems and bagging solutions worldwide, clearly sorted according to their requirements.

Timing is everything: Sebastian Pohl started as Director Sales at Greif-Velox Maschinenfabrik on February 1st, just before the crisis. The globally active company can look back on a record-breaking history. Over 1,100 years ago, the Greifen-Mühle was founded by monks. More than 100 years ago, this developed into the Greif-Werke. History connects and obliges. In three years' time, Greif-Velox wants to lead the market as the technology leader in the systems and peripherals segment for filling liquids and solids. In the market leader interview with Daniel Rexhausen, Pohl reveals why the crisis could not intervene, why consistent and active market development and momentum do not have to bring the company to its knees and how sales translates the company's own value system "EIZ" (efficiency, innovation and reliability) into customer business.

A new vacuum system allows the finest powders to be bagged safely and cleanly in big bags. An interdisciplinary team has optimized the design of the classic system - from operation and integration into digital systems to transport, everything is geared towards the use of big bags.